The ancestor worship myths of various ethnic groups in China constitute the common ancestor worship mythological system of the Chinese nation after long-term interactions,exchanges and integration.By conducting diachr...The ancestor worship myths of various ethnic groups in China constitute the common ancestor worship mythological system of the Chinese nation after long-term interactions,exchanges and integration.By conducting diachronic and synchronic comparative studies between ancestor worship myths of the people in the Central Plains and those of other ethnic groups in the Southwest and Northeast regions,and by applying a dual perspective to the common ancestor worship theme of these myths,we find that the common ancestor worship mythology shared by various ethnic groups in China is not only the historical expression of the sense of community for the Chinese nation,but also the natural result of long-term interactions,exchanges and integration between people of the Central Plains and ethnic groups in the Southwest and Northeast.The common ancestor worship mythology shared by different ethnic groups in China can provide strong spiritual cohesion in building a shared spiritual home for the Chinese people and in forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.展开更多
基金the National Social Science Foundation of China major project:"Rescue and Research of Oral Literature of Ethnic Groups with Small Population in Northeast China"(No.18ZDA269).
文摘The ancestor worship myths of various ethnic groups in China constitute the common ancestor worship mythological system of the Chinese nation after long-term interactions,exchanges and integration.By conducting diachronic and synchronic comparative studies between ancestor worship myths of the people in the Central Plains and those of other ethnic groups in the Southwest and Northeast regions,and by applying a dual perspective to the common ancestor worship theme of these myths,we find that the common ancestor worship mythology shared by various ethnic groups in China is not only the historical expression of the sense of community for the Chinese nation,but also the natural result of long-term interactions,exchanges and integration between people of the Central Plains and ethnic groups in the Southwest and Northeast.The common ancestor worship mythology shared by different ethnic groups in China can provide strong spiritual cohesion in building a shared spiritual home for the Chinese people and in forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
